2023 Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region
Finding the Best Nursing Graduate Certificate School for You
In 2020-2021, 322,592 nursing students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #3 most popular in the country.
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The Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 29 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Nursing program at each school on the list.
2023 Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region
Check out the nursing graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Southwest Region .
Top 10 Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools
Our 2023 rankings named The University of Texas at Arlington the most popular school in the Southwest Region for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Arlington, UT Arlington is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Of the 93 students majoring in nursing at UT Arlington, 11% are male and 89% are female.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Grand Canyon University is a great place for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Grand Canyon University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the city of Phoenix.
About 89% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 11% are male.
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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nursing schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the midsize city of Edinburg, UT Rio Grande Valley is a public school with a very large student population.
About 80% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 20% are male.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Tempe. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the midsize city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 89% of the nursing majors at the school.
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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at The University of Texas at El Paso helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nursing schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the city of El Paso, UTEP is a public school with a very large student population.
Of the 18 students majoring in nursing at UTEP, 28% are male and 72% are female.
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Texas Woman’s University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for nursing students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. TWU is a large public school located in the city of Denton.
About 88% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 12% are male.
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Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate nursing programs. Located in the large city of Lubbock, TTUHSC is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
Of the 16 students majoring in nursing at TTUHSC, 13% are male and 88% are female.
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Texas Christian University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. TCU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Fort Worth.
Women make up 54% of the nursing majors at the school.
While working on their Graduate Certificate, nursing majors at TCU accumulate an average of around $19,027 in student debt.
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University of Arizona ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. University of Arizona is a very large public school located in the city of Tucson.
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The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the city of San Antonio, UT Health San Antonio is a public college with a small student population.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Texas | 21,862 |
| Arizona | 12,966 |
| Oklahoma | 3,009 |
| New Mexico | 1,390 |
Majors Related to Nursing
Nursing is one of 30 different types of programs to choose from.
Majors Similar to Nursing
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 89,359 |
| Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services | 84,492 |
| Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants | 84,274 |
| Allied Health Professions | 82,308 |
| Public Health | 40,596 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 29 schools only.
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
- Credit for the banner image above goes to Aleksahgabrielle.
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